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Description
Edit spring 2024
We are looking for professionals -paid- : mason, plasterer, tiler to help us move forward with the renovation of our home.
We are a family of 5 with a 12 year old son and 10 and 7 year old daughters. We moved in 2022 to the gorgeous Bordeaux countryside. Our house is 500 years old and the outdoor spaces are absolutely huge and beautiful with very old trees. We want to grow a food forest. We have horses, sheep, a chick and 2 very friendly and well educated shepard dogs. We are into vegetarian cooking (we are not really vegetarian but we enjoy it more) , meditation, yoga, permaculture, sustainability... Appart from the occasional dancing underneath the stars around the camp fire, we go to bed early and wake up early too. The sunrise cup of coffee after yoga is my favorite🥰.
Our workawayers are part of the family so we expect them to also take part in the daily things we do to keep the house running like grabbing a sponge or a broom when necessary, washing dishes, keeping the fire on or lighting it up in the morning etc...
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The Bordeaux countryside is filled with history and castles and abbeys to visit. Our town has a 550 year old abbey and our stone house is over 500 years old.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Knowing how to swim is important as the property has a river and ponds
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Chinese (Mandarin): BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I would love to learn more mandarin or improve my german and spanish while teaching english or french.
Accommodation
The person / people would be living as part of the family with a private room
What else ...
there is a bus stop nearby
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Our wifi is really good and so is the 4G
Space for parking camper vans
Any size welcome as the property is huge
Can possibly accept pets
Well behaved pets that could be around all the ones we already have : sheep, horses, chickens roaming free all around the house and two energetic medium/large dogs.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (5)
So, special greetings are going to Liese and Lotte! 🐑🐑
This is exactly the lovely, warm and a bit crazy ( in the best way ) family which you want to meet with. I stayed with them almost six weeks and did plumbing in the house. We was eating together, watching funny series or playing cards with children. They have two dogs, two horses, pony,… read more
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So, special greetings are going to Liese and Lotte! 🐑🐑
This is exactly the lovely, warm and a bit crazy ( in the best way ) family which you want to meet with. I stayed with them almost six weeks and did plumbing in the house. We was eating together, watching funny series or playing cards with children. They have two dogs, two horses, pony,… read more
Many thanks for the hospitality and the experience.
Herman.
